Telephone cabinet or hood.



G, W. LANCASTER.

TELEPHONE CABINET 0R HOOD.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 7.

Patented Jan. 9, 1912.

3lwentors ments in Telephone Cabinets or Uni-ran s ra rns rarrnnr orator.

GEORGE WASHINGTON LANCASTER, F RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.

TELEPHONE oasmn'r on noon.

To all whbmit may concern Be it known that I, Gnonon Wasnme'ron LANCASTER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Richmond, in the county of Henrico and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improve- Hoods; and

'-I do hereby declare the following to be a use the same.

full, clear, and exact description of them vention, such'as' will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains' to make and This invention relates to improvements in hoods or cabinets for telephones, so'constructcd as to inclose the head and the speakers person so as to prei ent noises from the outside ot the hood from disturbing the speaker.

The object in view-is the arrangement of an improved cabinet or hood adapted to have arranged therein both the telephone trans: mitter and receiver, the construction being such that the head andnpper part of the speakers person will be inclosed. in the hood in order that a conyersation', may be carried on privately and without noise or disturbance.

" ting a person to see meat of improved means for pre transmission of sound from the cabinet A further object in viewis the arrangearound'the speakers person. r

A still further obyect of the invention is the arrangement of improved means for permitting the operation of the telephone switch or hook from the outside of the cabinet, together with improved means for permitthrou h thl eabinet at certain points for taking down data as desired. I

With these and other objects in View the invention comprisescertain novel constructions, combinations, and arrangement of parts as will be. hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the invention, certain parts being broken awayto better illustrate the invention. Fig.

2 is an elevation of the construction shown 7 in Fig.- 1. Fig. 3 is a section through Fig. I on line 3-3. Fig. 4 is a front VlGW of the telephone, the same being shown in connection with a fragment of the .hood. Fig 5 is a. rear view of the telephone shown in Fig. 4.

Specification'of Letters Patent.

' made telephone instrument.-

and is ventin the Patented Jami), 1912.

Application filed December 7,1319. Serial Ito. 596,145. I

i In forming a deyice embodying the inven-- tion an improved hood 1s provided designed to co-act wlth an I lmproi ed and spec ally formed of any desired material, and is arranged preferably with a number of windows so that the occupant may have a View of the surroundings, including the table on which the hood 1s placed or 'towhich the hood issecured, so that data of any kind may be noted .011 tablets or the like arranged on the table. The hood is formed with an opening which 'freely admits the head and part of the body of the speakersperson, but is-jarranged with padding or sound deadening cushions for preventing sound to be transmitted from or into the hood around the speakers person. The telephone apparatus is arranged so that the receiver is held against or near the ears of the speaker, while themouth piece of the transmitter is at the proper distance fromv the mouth of the speaker. These arrangements are associated with means operable by the speaker from the outside of the cabinet for raising and 'loWering-theordinary hook of the telephone The hood is instrument for switching on and off the ini strument as desired.

In order that the inventioii may be more clearly understood an embodiment of the same is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which 1 i dicat'es a table which is preferably rotatably mounted on a stem or support 2. ,The stem or support 2 has a base 30f any desired kind for properly holding stem 2 and cabinet t-carried. by the table in-proper posit-ion for use The stem 1 2 may be madc of such a height as to allow the use of the cabinet by a person standing, or sittmg down according to which 18 prei- Y erable. s

The cabinet at is formed with a housing of any desired material, as for instance wood, or metal, andis provided with a plurality of windows 5 some of which are so arranged that the person using the hood .may easily see a tablet or other article on the table '1 and make use of the saine if desired, l

The cabinet 4 may be made of any desired shape, but is. provided with a notched out portion at point 6, and with an opening 7 through which the. head and partof the shnuiders of the person is passed "when using the device. i l

. the hood around the'person. I

Thehood -l ispr'eferably bulged at 8 for causing opening 7 to more nearly conform to theshape of the shoulders of a person.

A pad'or cushion 9 may lee-provided if desired to contact with the body of the person using the hood, and to assistinpreventingsound from entering or. esciping ,from

Arranged in the hood 4' isa floor member or partition 1.0 onwhich the telephone stand 11 is placed. The usual mouth-piece 12. is- -provided, but instead of the usual receiving. apparatus there are provided ear. members 1 3 13 held in place by spring 14: which normallylpresses the ear members-against the ead-7o he person using the device.

- racket 15 is providedfor supporting. the "spring l t on stand 11. If desired the 'sp1'ing 1-t may be pivotally mounted so asjtopermit more or less movement of the ".headrof the person as desired. I

I .Pivotal ly mounted on stand 11 isa'bell- -.-'I"ank=.,let er 16 formed with a projection or a'rm17 designed to depress the ordinary hook Ionswitch arm 18 of the telephone instru ment; .A controlling bar 19 is pivotally n1ounted-1at20 to lever 16, and is arranged toextend through one of the walls of the Y 'hoodA', so asto'be moved by the hand of the operator, which, of course remains on the j-outsideof the hood. 'A notch 21 is provided What I claim. 1s: 1.111 a device of the character described,

"in; barkl9 ed toengage one of the walls of th e'hoo 4 or a. stop of any desired glcind for holding the bar against movement unless positively operated. Ordinarily the notch 215s in engagement with its retaining bar-so as to hold the hook 18 depressed.

When any one desires to use'the telephone the bar 19 is simply raised so that notch 21 will be disengaged and the ordinary spring actionjof hool; 18 will cause the same to rise in the usual manner and move bar 1'9 longitudinally; When the personthe telephone desires to shut ofi the instrument,

bar 19is pulled longitudinally, which will depress hgolgzfiand then notch 21 is caused to engage lts retaining member.

a hood formed with a substantially rectangular housing, and a rounded bulged portion on one side, said housing being formed with ameckopenmg, part ofsaid opening the telephone-instrument.

" 3. In a device'of the character described,-

telephone therein, a bell crank lever con nected with the telephoneitormed with an arm. for engaging the hoolgof-the telephone,

trolling the action thereof;

v 4. In a'device of he character 'descii-i ed, a hood, a'support fonsupporting a teIQ-i phone instrument in the-hood, a hook oper'- ating member pivotally' connected with the telephone instrument, a reciprocating bar pivot-all connected with the member for controlling the/hook of the telephone instrument, said bar being formed with an'otch, and means associated with the hood for engaging said notch for locking the bar normally against longitudinal movement. 1 5. In a device of the character described, a hood formed with a neck opening, means bar 'connected with said telephone for operating the same, said bar extending to the exterior of said hood and formedwith a notch and pivotally mounted catch arranged .on said hood adapted to engage said bar in said notch for locking thebar. normally against movement.

Grown WASHINGTON LANCASTER.

Witnesses A. M. WATT,

GEORGE W. Brown.

side of the hood for switching on and ofi ahood formedwith an openingfor the ad- I a telephone hood, means for supporting a v and a reciprocating controlling {bar con- 'nected with said bell crank lever tor confor supporting a telephonein said hood, a

In testimony whereof I aflix mysignature,

in presence of two witnesses. 

